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R. lVI. BILLARD.

BUCKLE.

Patented Sept. 15

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UNITED STATES y PMFENTY @Tric-n." f

ROBERT MDILLARD, OE GENEVA, NEBRASKA.

BUCKLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,410l datedSeptember 15, 1885.

Application lilcd February 11l 1885. (No model.)

ertures, e, passed beneath and fitting closely against the rearcrossbar, a, the tongue or stud C passing through one of the apertures etherein, as clearly shown.

It will be observed by reference to Fig. l of drawings that by locatingthe rear and middle crossbars on a plane beneath the plane of the frontcross-bar, or out of line therewith,

My invention relates to improvements in the draft orstrain on thehame-tug willbe harness-buckles, and has for its object toprotransmitted through the trace in aline drawn vide a buckle whichshall be simple and du- I through the centers of said trace and tug, asrablein construction, effective and easyof opindicated by the dottedline in Fig. l; or, in eration, and in which the strain or draft onother words, the draft on the trace and tug the harness-straps is indirect line; and it l will be in the same plane. consists of a bucklehaving the construction J Another advantage secured by my arrangement ofparts is that where the strain comes upon the rear cross-bar said barwill bear againstthe trace and force the front bar firm- In the drawingshereto annexed, which form ly against the front end of the trace, thuscona part of this specification, Figure 1 is a ceusiderably relievingthe tongue of a large tral longitudinal section, and Fig. 2 is a planamount of strain, and thus obviating the dan View, of a harness-buckleembodying my inger of tearing the traces and tug, the Iniddl vention 1nposition upon and connecting' the bar acting as a pivot in the lattercase. hame-tug and trace ofa harness. Fig. 3 is a de- The transversebars a a may be corrugated, taohed detail view of the buckle in sideeleva` if desired, to give a neat and ornamental finish tion. to thebuckle.

Referring to the drawings, in which `like let- ,l I am aware that it isnot broadly new to proters of reference denote like parts in all thevidea harness-buckle having curved side bars figures, A A designate theside bars of my connected by front and rear cross-bars, and improvedharness-buckle, united vat their front hence do not claim suchconstruction.

and rear ends by cross-bars a a, and having l Modifications in detailsof construction can a middle cross-bar, B, all of said parts constil bemade without departing from the principle tuting a single casting. Theside bars are or sacrificing' the advantages of my invention. curvedrearwardly and downwardly, as at b,

By my construction I am enabled to produce and then extend inapproximately a horizontal a light and durable buckle, and one whichwill plane; but are made wider at their middle, as

be cheap ofmanufacture and easy of operation. shown, and at theirextreme rear ends they I have described my invention as applied or arecurved abruptly upwardly at b, the rear used as atrace-buckle; butit isobvious that it ends of said bars, however, being on a plane can be usedwith equal advantages on any porbelow the front ends, for a purposehereinafter tion of a harness where it is desired to adjustexplained.

` ably connect straps.

The middle cross-bar, B, is located below Vhat I claim as new, anddesire to secure the plane of or out of line with the rear crossbyLetters Patent, is` bar, and is made preferably oval-shaped, as l. Aharness-buckle consisting of side bars shown in Fig. l, said bar beingprovided with curved downwardly and rearwardly at their an inclined studor tongue, C, projecting upfront ends, and at their extreme rear endsabruptly upward, said bars being connected by cross-bars, the rear oneof which is on aplane below its fellow, and a middle transverse barprovided with a rigid stud or tongue and located between the cross-barsou a plane below wardly or forwardly therefrom.

D designates the hame-tug, which surrounds the cross-bar B, the stud C.

E is the trace, provided with a series of apand is perforated to receiveIOO f said parts constitutereby the strain upon direct line throughsubstantially as de- 15 the rear cross-bar, all o ing a single casting,wh the straps is brought in a in combination with a hamelg and a trace,the former surrounding the riddle bar, and the latter secured to thetongue hereof, whereby draft upon the trace is in a their longitudinalaxes,

Virect line through the haine-tug, all arranged scribed.

s and for the purpose set forth. In testimony whereof I affix mysignature in 2. A harness-buckle consisting of curved presence of twowitnesses.

ide bars connected at their ends by cross-bars, ROBERT M. BILLARD.

hich is ou a plane below or Witnesses: A

JAMES H. FORT,

the front bar, and a middle ined stud and located below J oHN M.SnIoKLEY.

1e rear cross-bar,

)ut of a line with )ar having an incl

